The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-08
GENERAL TRADE.
BRKADaTUFFS.

BREADsTUFFS.
CoRNMKAL-Standard, 81 SO(92 IS;
pearl, So c5(9S So; roller, So As, steady.
HAY-Choice, from store, 75(a80c;
car load from levee or depot, 81 5 500
IA; prime, from store, 70@75c; car
load from levee or depot, $l3; prairie,
from store, Soc; car load from levee
or depot, SS@S 80.
BRAN - From store, Soc; from
levee or depot, SIS 50@l8.
Corn - From store, white, 5lc;
mixed, 49c; from ievee or depot,
white, in bulk, 463c; in sacks, 400;
mixed, in bulk, 45fc; in sacks, 49,.
OATS - From store, white, Acc;
mixed, 3Sc; from levee or depot,
white, in bulk, $500; in sacks, SIZE;
mixed, in bulk, 3Sac; in sacks, S5ic;
FLoUR-From store, common, So rs;
family, So 70; choice, 81; fancy,
"a %; extra fancy, "a SO; patents,
$5@5 rs.
BEANs-Navy, 81 rs; medium,
81 80.
OArMEAL-In half barrels, $2@S Is
from store.
CRACKED WHRAT-In half barrels
$425 from store.
HoMINY AND GRITs-From store, So
as 20.
CRACKERS - Soda, extra, 40; soda,
treble extra, 43c; extra, &c; ginger
snaps, extra, &c; assorted jumbles, l0c.
RIoE-Louisiana, 4@54c; Carolina,
53@6ic.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May Flour quiet
and steady. Wheat lower; stronger
and higher markets caused prices
at the opening to advance i9ac, but
the feeling soon became weak,
and closed i@lc below yester-
day; No. 2 red, cash, 85@S53c;
Nav, S5@s53c, closiDgat S5c bid June,
84}@S5c, closing at $50; July, 82s9
839c, closing at SIC; Angus, 8li(a83c,
closing at SIC; September, 8Sb@SSsc,
closing at S3sc. Corn dull and irreeu-
lar; cash, S61@97fc; May, Soc bid;
June, 363@96sc, closing at 36Ac;
July, 374@37ao, closing a. SHE. Oats
quiet and firm; cash, 28i@284 >; May,
28c; June 2Ssc; July, 25sc; year, 25c.
Rye lower, soc BID. Barley dat; no
sales reported. Hay strong; prairie, so
@l2; timothy, $9@14 Bran scare,
aud higher at 76c. Cornmeal sctive a.
So 05@2 10 Receip s-Flour, 5000
brls; wheat, 1900 ba; cJra, 500 blu
oats, 10000 bu; rye, none; barley, 5000
bu. ehipments-Flour, 5000 brls
wheat, 239, 900 bu; corn, $1,000 bu
rye, 1000 bu; barley, none.
CHICAGO, ILL, May 7.-Early sales
CT June wheat on the curb and the
open board we're made at 881c I'd in.
dications were for much stronger mar.
kets. Brokers for the clique went on
the open board and broke the market
down to 85s sellers, and the official
fret sales on the big board were at
86tc. 1t was speedily sold off to 85c,
at which price the dique houses did a
little buying. Their purchases sent it
up Sc almost Immediately. The resc-
ton to 86sc was only temporary, and
after the first half hours trading prices
sreidily saggsd down to s53c, which
was a fraction undei last nights clos
ing figures. Between 1880 and III
O'Clock the market burg bstween 853c |
and 85fc, out at 1880 o'clock June |
sold momentarily at $50. The crowd |
in the pit wss very thin, and June
again segped back in it's former nut
around $3.50. Corn was quiet and
fellureless deal all d8y, aud prices
anctuAted within range OF less than
a quarter Of cent, Sales we're very
sca1t AZ 39a, which was high, aud at
394939Sc, which was low. fle greater
pat Of the session June
corn sold between $685. and 39l'.
Cash quotations Were sst0llows: Flour
qaiet and unchanged. No. 2 spring
wheat, 83sc, No. sprOg wheat, NOM
insl; No. 2 red, 84tc;No 2 corn, $500
$50 :; No. 2 oats, 28E; No Frye, 66ic;
No. 2 barley, 81; No. hsxse9d,
81 OH; prime timothy seed, IL 81.
The leadinc futures ranged as fol.
lows: Wfeat, No. 2-Msy opened
at SAC, 0i0hest SAC, lowest S3tc,
closing 4 $3.50; Juae opened at SET,
highes' 86ic, lowest S53c, closing at
S5kc; uly opened at 85lc, highest S5ic,
loWet SAGE, closing at S439S4bi;
An dst opened at SAC, highest S4B low
ca SSfc, closing at $500. Corn,
y. 2--Msy opened at 9Stc, highest
Sb@3Sfc, lowest $50, closing at 38bc;
June opened at 39ac, highest 39ic, low.
st 393@39sc, closing at 39bc; July
opened at 4la@4l1c, highest 4l4c, low
'st Alto, closing at 4l4@4lSc; August
opened at Age, highest 42S@423c, 10 wet
t2sC, closing at 42ac. Oats, No. 2-MaY
psned at 26bc, highest 26sc, lowest
etc, closing &C 26lc; June opened at
tic, highest 27Ic, loves. 27j, clos.
ng at 27ic; July opened at 2S3c,
lighest 284c, lowest 2Sc, closing
t 28@28IC. Receipts-Four, 1000
iris; wheat, $1,000 bu; corn, $1,000
"a; oats, $1,000 bu; rye, 1000 bu; {
'srley, 1900 bu. Shipments Flour,
0,000 brls; wheat, 5000 bu; corn,
$4,000 bu; oats. "a 600 bui rye,
G00 br harlaxy II nOn ~, | n